WCW Nitro Debut Wrestlers: Where Are They Now?

13. Marcus Alexander Bagwell

Best known for having one of the most obnoxious entrance themes in wrestling history, the American Males comprised of Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs. They’re one of the most maligned tag teams in WCW history, and their whole act was based around their muscular physiques and oiled-up torsos. Their dark match against Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater on Nitro’s first show was only their fifth as a team, but they were able to pull-off the win.

The American Males became WCW Tag Team Champions by defeating Harlem Heat two weeks later, but their reign lasted just nine days. They split when Bagwell turned on Riggs in 1996, then before the man himself adopted the “Buff” moniker that’d make him semi-famous. Bagwell continued with WCW until the day it died, and famously fought Booker T in the disastrously bad WCW Championship match that closed an early-Invasion Raw in July 2001.

Bagwell was released from WWE one week later, but continued floating around the independent circuit. It was announced in August 2016 that he was suing WWE for “contractually owed royalty payments,” and his career has definitely taken an “interesting” turn in recent years. Bagwell’s main source of income comes through working as a gigolo these days, and he reportedly charges $400 for an hour of his company.